The 2010 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominees are here and progressive rock has finally been shown some respect via a nod to Genesis. (NCIS spinoffs have also been shown respect via an LL Cool J nod.) The other... CONTINUE READING KISS, RHCP, GENESIS, LL COOL J AMONG FIRST TIME ROCK HALL NOMINEES»
Posted on September 23, 2009 (40 comments)
Tags: ABBA | Animal Collective | Darlene Love | Donna Summer | Genesis | Jimmy Cliff | KISS | Laura Nyro | LL Cool J | Phoenix | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame | The Chantels | The Stooges
By all accounts, PJ's crushing it in NYC this week. I didn't think it necessary to see them so soon after their gripping three-hour set at Bonnaroo, but the Internet is making me realize I thought wrong: it's certainly impressive... CONTINUE READING PEARL JAM COVER KISS WITH ACE FREHLEY»
Posted on June 26, 2008 in , (20 comments)
Tags: KISS | Pearl Jam
This guy's doing everybody these days. Clearly not keeping a low profile since his less-than-flattering and still NSFW sextape flopped across our computer screens, Gene Simmons recently did some TV with Rachael Ray and Anderson Cooper. Normally, we wouldn't think... CONTINUE READING GENE SIMMONS DOES RACHAEL RAY, ANDERSON COOPER»
Posted on March 4, 2008 in (8 comments)
Tags: Anderson Cooper | Gene Simmons | KISS | Rachael Ray
It isn't Gene with Shannon Tweed ... looks more like an extra from The Sound Of Music. And we're not just saying that because the woman's Austrian. Her name's Elsa and she's a spokesperson for Frank's Energy Drink Girls, which... CONTINUE READING GENE SIMMONS'S SEX TAPE»
Posted on February 20, 2008 in (26 comments)
Tags: Gene Simmons | KISS
Get to "When Cold Air Goes To Sleep"'s b-section and you'll brush into the track's turn towards the Flaming Lips, but it's at just about that point the video turns into a KISS-take. The irony? It was directed by Bradley... CONTINUE READING NEW RADAR BROS. VIDEO - "WHEN COLD AIR GOES TO SLEEP"»
Posted on January 4, 2008 in (0 comments)
Tags: Billy Corgan | Jennifer The Leopard | KISS | Radar Bros. | The Smashing Pumpkins
As we already knew, not everyone's into Radiohead's it's-really-up-to-you approach to In Rainbows. But now Lily Allen's got something to say about it. Via Channel 4:Lily Allen has branded Radiohead "arrogant" for giving fans the chance to download their new... CONTINUE READING LILY ALLEN, OASIS, GENE SIMMONS BLAST "RADIOHEAD MODEL"»
Posted on November 15, 2007 in (50 comments)
Tags: Gene Simmons | KISS | Lily Allen | Oasis | Radiohead
We pulled this together just in time for your lunch break. Make it a long one. In memory of Tom Snyder, who passed yesterday at the age of 71. From 1973-1982, the coveted post-Carson slot on NBC belonged to the... CONTINUE READING TOM SNYDER'S GREATEST ROCK MOMENTS»
Posted on July 30, 2007 in (19 comments)
Tags: Iggy Pop | KISS | Plasmatics | Public Image Ltd. | The Clash | The Sex Pistols | Tom Snyder | U2
If Family Jewels doesn't supply you with enough TMI about Gene Simmons, look no further than GeneSimmons.com for the latest developments in the reality television star's life. Just yesterday he wrote about an exciting new beverage that's in the works:After... CONTINUE READING GENE SIMMONS HAS NEVER TASTED BETTER WITH LIQUOR»
Posted on April 16, 2007 (7 comments)
Tags: KISS
Believe it or not, we're back from Austin and on track to resume our regularly scheduled coverage of frivolous, rock blog posts. In case you don't believe us: KISS man and reality TV star Gene Simmons recently went under the... CONTINUE READING A NEW LOOK FOR GENE SIMMONS»
Posted on March 19, 2007 (15 comments)
Tags: Gene Simmons | KISS
In July, Gene Simmons announced that he would be the chairman of a new company called No Good Television (or NGTV), which would offer original celebrity-based interviews and music videos (all uncensored, but that's implied with Simmons), distributed through iN... CONTINUE READING NO GOOD TELEVISION GETS THE KISS OF DEATH»
Posted on February 20, 2007 (3 comments)
Tags: Gene Simmons | KISS
With a roster of "counselors" including Bret Michaels, Mark Slaughter, Scott Ian, and KISS's Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick, Rock 'N Roll Fantasy Camp is courting a certain sort of voluminous-follicled fan -- but playing Beach Boys songs for Brian... CONTINUE READING ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY CAMP»
Posted on January 12, 2007 (3 comments)
Tags: Anthrax | Brian Wilson | Grateful Dead | KISS | Poison | The Beach Boys
For better or for worse, the KISS drummer is forever wed to his Top 10 Destroyer hit -- and this entry, from John Moe's Pop-Song Correspondances for McSweeney's Internet Tendency, is a snapshot at their turbulent relationship:Peter, Let me get... CONTINUE READING "BETH" NAGS PETER CRISS»
Posted on January 4, 2007 (11 comments)
Tags: BRIT Awards | David Hasselhoff | KISS
